An Act of Redemption by K. C. Lynn Read Free Book Online

provide directions when I realize he’s already headed to campus.
    So he knows where I live, and I know nothing about him?
    Shaking my head, I mull this over, my anger only escalating. By the time we pull up in front of my dorm I’m downright livid.
    As soon as the bike comes to a halt I jump off, putting much needed distance between us. I remove the helmet, and without making eye contact I toss it at him. As I start to walk off the asshole stops me again, but this time, when he snags my arm, I spin around and lose it. “What? What the hell do you want?” I scream so loud that I’m sure the entire campus hears me.
    His calm expression never wavers, which only pisses me off more because it makes me look like a lunatic. “I want your word that you won’t go back there again.”
    I grind my teeth so hard that my jaw aches. “I’ll do no such thing. I will go where I want, whenever I want. You have no say.”
    That gets a reaction out of him. His grip tightens on my arm and he yanks me against him. “Don’t tell me you were there to watch that shit. That’s not your fucking scene and we both know it.”
    “How the hell would you know? You have no idea who I am any more.”
    “You think I’ve forgotten who you are, Anna?”
    Angry tears sting my eyes and know I have to get out of here. “Actually, Logan, I don’t think you ever knew me.”
    “That’s bullshit and you know it.”
    “No, I don’t!” I scream back, my throat burning hotter every second. “But what I do know is you can take your demanding, self-righteous attitude and shove it up your ass.”
    This time, when I rip away from him, he lets me go, but I feel his eyes bore into my back the entire time. Hot tears track down my cheeks before I’m even in the building. I rush inside and don’t slow down until I’m in my room. After closing the door behind me I fall back against it and slip to the floor in agony. Hugging my knees to my chest I remember that time four years ago. A time that left the deepest of scars, not only on my heart but my soul.
    *
    Logan
    I watch Anna run into her building, my chest constricting so goddamn tight I can’t take in a fucking breath. As soon as she’s safely inside I head to my apartment and try to wrap my head around tonight’s events.
    I knew she was going to the University Of Charleston, and in the three weeks since I was released I only broke down once and came to see her. I parked a fair distance away to avoid being seen, and ended up waiting for almost an hour. I was about to give up when I finally spotted her walking with her friend across campus, and I swear my heart stopped fucking beating. She was everything I remembered her to be—beautiful, vibrant and perfect. She laughed at something her friend had said, and even from where I stood I could hear it. The long, but not forgotten, sound washed over me and brought physical pain. I ached so fucking bad to go to her, to touch her, to pull her against me and never let her go. I’ll never forget the anguish that was in her warm brown eyes all those years ago. It still fucking haunts me. I quickly got the fuck out of there before I did something stupid.
    Little did I know I would be seeing her two weeks later, and at the fucking club of all places. The shock that shot through me when our eyes first connected still hammers inside of me.
    Jesus, what was she doing there tonight?
    I don’t care what she says, that’s not her scene and I’ll make sure she never steps foot in that fucking building again. It’s not a good place for someone as sweet as her. Just thinking about that prick who put his hands on her earlier, has my rage coming back full force.
    Once I pull up to my place I park my bike, then head inside and make my way up the narrow staircase until I reach the third floor. I walk into my apartment that to most people would be considered small and nothing special, but was fucking paradise to me.
    Just as I close the door my phone vibrates. Pulling it